First Mistake On The Kubota Mini Excavator

Live and learn! After this experience I couldn't imagine getting a large piece of equipment stuck. This was for a new waterline from the street to the guy's house. We had to turn to hand digging after the excavator, as we were working by the water main around existing lines.
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[@bullboss7698]

Just use the boom and bucket to right yourself. You made it a lot more complicated than it had to be.

[@altheboss5722]

momos i tell ya

[@surveysays8335]

Yep. That thing is more than powerful to self extricate.

[@nanakofiaddo8478]

They are amateurs

[@VergorioVergara]

That’s what i was thinking and wondering why they didn’t But then again he feel in the ditch 😂😂😂😂

[@jlaw8882]

All that's missing is 2 man-buns!

[@BradMyers]

You didn't get hurt, equipment didn't get hurt, and you learned from your mistake. All in all, that is a good day. Thanks for sharing.

[@maxthemarlin]

thanks sir!

[@jeffharper7579]

It's not really a mistake but a accident/ learning lesson, a mistake is when you keep doing it over and over again.😊👍

[@nate2838]

@@maxthemarlin What he said.

[@BruteRazloga]

I'm assuming the trench you were digging kept caving in? If you want to prevent that in future trenching then try not chunking the dirt away. Just go 2" deep and scrape the trench therefore filling the bucket, rather then chunking the trench you will begin slicing through the dirt. It's incredibly helpful for doing things once correctly :)

[@digitalgoonie]

I run a 50g everyday. One think you should probably realize is that boom is just like an arm. Just needed to use it grab and climb out

[@maxthemarlin]

As soon as it was in the ditch, it didn't seem like it had enough hydraulic power to move the arm, I was trying!

[@digitalgoonie]

@@maxthemarlin well hey, the plus is no one got hurt! It took a lot of experience to figure out how to get through tricky situations and I still am very careful! Nice video by the way.

[@maxthemarlin]

@@digitalgoonie thank you

[@shawndunleavy892]

The real little machines don’t have the power to pull themselves up and they definitely tip over much easier. I used a JD 110 tlb for 12 years and recently traded it in on a kubota. Mine can pull itself but I know from using little ones before they just don’t have the juice. Little machines are excellent for getting into tight spaces though!

[@davidsignor7931]

But atleast you were able to push it out by hand

[@dinomite_diggers3453]

Well that was a bit of a stuff up but if we don't make stuff ups how will we learn. No damage done apart from a frayed strop, no one injured and you said it yourself, "a valuable lesson." Good on you for posting this to show how easily things can go wrong.

[@rp1645]

Tell you a story back in 1980 was loading a Case 580-C on Low boy with two ramps. The one ramp cracked in half. I was standing straight up looking a front bucket, that had stopped full ROLL by side of bucket. We got another contractor to pull the Case up right. Checked fluid level, she started right up. Believe me I've been in your shoes. Only wish you had steel tracks. myself would have used bucket and Boom to help pull. but great what happens video, my friend. Everyone has done this a time or two.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

The turn table is a pretty solid place to connect, but I might have used a high point on the roll bar. I would also use the seatbelt, if that machine pops you out of the seat, and over the controls as it falls back into the hole, you'll be hurting..... A local guy got killed doing something like that, he face planted right into the boom. This guy was a licensed operator with 30+ yeas of experience, but people get pretty relaxed running a mini. In the end its still 2000lbs more than a human. I have the same exact setup in my garage. (Including the TDub)

[@logmeindangit]

I like the fat tires on the TW, but opted for an XT225. Got it used, like new, and love it.

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

That's a little fella. 😁 Stuff happens. It's all good, especially when it's a small one. You learned a lot I'm sure. Prepares you for bigger equipment.

[@ronbrennan358]

I think you should have rotated the boom and put the bucket in the ditch behind you and lifted the back end out. You did OK but risked getting injured or flipped backwards.

[@patrickwong2823]

If that happens again (hopefully not) and you are able to swing the bucket to the right-rear, as shown in your video, you should be able to push down on the bucket to level the mini-ex and then use the tracks to drive it forward out of the trench.

[@johntheaccountant5594]

That seemed to me the obvious solution.

[@logmeindangit]

I posted the same solution before reading your comment.

[@GP-ed1ti]

Sure, but if you run a diesel machine while on its side, there is a 90% chance you'll bend the rods and have a full engine rebuild on your hands which on this little machine could be $5,000-$10,000. If you ever start losing a machine to its side the best and smartest thing to do is turn it off as fast as possible to save your engine! Use another machine to right it.

[@Luke-pt5rn]

Well done on getting it out 👍

[@Hasenquarzer0801]

man i dont ever seen some experts like you guys

[@maxthemarlin]

I'll take some notes from your videos

[@chucklenz9011]

Shoulda used the bucket and pulled it out straight in line with the trench.

[@nate2838]

Quick not for anyone watching, when things are in danger of tipping, go real slow and watch for the "float" point. If you see the uphill side getting light, stop and figure something else out so it doesn't get worse. When tipping is a concern in an excavator, the arm can be used as leverage for counter weight or pull, as well as the typical pushing seen most of the time. That being said, the more experience you have the easier it is to recognize when there is a tipping hazard, and how to prevent it. Thanks for sharing the mistake with us. Without doubt you saved someone else from a similar mistake.

[@dave_in_florida]

Agree. could not the arm be extended and the shovel put in the ground to pull itself out?

[@nate2838]

@@dave_in_florida Maybe not. however the pulling i was referring to would be a rope tied to the extended bucket and a truck. either pull with the truck or pull the arm in.

[@Drew_peaballs_128]

These things happen It’s all a learning experience No one was hurt and that’s the main thing 👌

[@mrk8220]

Probably better to swing around and push yourself out, either way that’s something you could have used the arm, boom and bucket to get out of.

[@Chilliwacksfinest]

Nice work. And nice tdub 200 in the garage 🤟

[@oscartorresguevara]

a cualquiera le puede pasar, gracias por tu video, un saludo desde Santiago de Chile

[@serlycb2990]

Excavator mini nice thank brother is shering video's good luck.👍🙏

[@firesnake6556]

Dang! That ditch turned into a swimming pool when you got done! Good job moving a LOT of dirt lol

[@flat6fever680]

That was some VERY soft ground there. I saw you taking massive effortless scoops and was like what the heck. Next thing you know you're tipped over from the ditch collapsing. Was that all just soft fill put in there recently or is the ground like that there? Good lesson for all of us though not to operate close to or when parallel to the trench. Btw, I sense a Mini theme in the garage. Mini bike, second mini bike, mini excavator, mini truck.... All good lol and I have both of those bikes, along with their parents.

[@daviddemaet2996]

Use the bucket

[@disndat1000]

Fucks it up. Smooth rescue. Keeps diggin. Like a boss.

[@m4ckm4n59]

at 5:40 get your mate to stand in the bucket. It'll weight the front down. Also make sure tracks are extended when possible. all good fun and part of the work :)

[@nate2838]

Could also extend the bucket and have it pulled by a truck with a rope. Carefully!

[@zx6r385]

You could’ve use the bucket and pulled yourself out easily the whole time.. Learning experience

[@maxthemarlin]

didn't have the power to do it

[@GUSftw]

i used to work for JLG where they build boom lifts (great place to be FROM). we just called that part the turntable bearing.

[@GMMINIMAQUINAS]

I have been working for 6 years with a mini excavator sv08 here in Barsil and until today 2023 this has not happened to me. Every machine has its limitations, it's not because it's small that it's not dangerous, it's a lot, the operator's confidence that is the mistake. In this case, I used bricks and stones to stabilize it underneath.

[@kdw75]

I have owned and operated quite a few tracked dozers and I have never had one unable to turn the tracks even in the stickiest of clay and mud. If it won’t turn a track, something must be wrong. Does it kill the engine or is something slipping?

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Well, that was one way to get it out. 😂 That wouldn't have taken an experienced operator 30 seconds to extricate. Just swing the house around, use the boom to level the tracks and walk it out. Presto.

[@buelowexcavating]

If it happens again (hopefully not), will you be injured or alive? The first basic rule about how far to stay away from a ditch or structure (depending on the soil) driving parallel to it is, for each foot of depth stay about a minimum 1 foot away from it.

[@dantheman4980]

Lack of experience is obvious, but practice makes perfect

[@TheAefril]

I was told by my instructor here in Australia, the frame the rotating cabin sits on is called the 'H' frame.

[@billywest7065]

I like to reach out with the bucket and pull myself out. works well

[@shammock112]

Why didn't you use the bucker to pull the mX out of the hole?

[@michaelburke6552]

Everyone has to start somewhere thats how we learn.

[@krispy1k]

I hope I'm not the only one screaming USE THE BUCKET TO PULL YOURSELF OUT! I will say I've never seen anyone using a shovel to dig an excavator out. 😆

[@maxthemarlin]

Reaching with no bucket did not have enough power to pull it out

[@cekiert]

I have to cross trenches often on a mini excavator, pressing the bucket on the other side of the trench leveling out the machine and moving the end of the arm as you move the tracks like a crutch. The biggest thing is wear a seatbelt. You'll break your legs falling off as it falls onto it's side and traps your legs. Mind you the smallest production mini excavator I've found was .8 ton(1600lbs). KZbin has videos of how to break your legs. Breaking one leg would affect someone. But two, you couldn't drive till you heal and just getting up to take a dump, Amazon sells litter boxes I guess

[@cartonvera]

Seems you don't have enough experience on excavators. Keep up the good work to gain some

[@edwardboyer7102]

This machine was not actually stuck the guy just didn't know how operate the machine

[@tracy419]

Great tips, nothing better than constructive criticism.

[@shaneross7428]

I tipped over a backhoe doing the same thing. I feel your pain. Lol

[@Hasenquarzer0801]

boy dont use the joysticks from outside *facepalm

[@buelowexcavating]

Why not? Don't you like the sight f blood?

[@WatchJason]

how much is the mini excavator that size cost?

[@fredkaucher3694]

Yall could have used the boom to right the excavator and pull it out of the hole

[@bobuk5722]

That's the danger with these machines, learning can be dangerous. I was too, thankfully no one got hurt - this time. No doubt when you both looked at the video you can see where things were done wrong so I'll not dig over all that. Mistakes one survives are valuable learning lessons, just don't repeat them. Too risky. Better still, and this is a counsel of perfection, do a risk analysis before any new job. What could go wrong here? What should I do if it did? How could I avoid that wrong thing happening? Think twice, dig once! Or to quote a Vulcan "Live long and prosper". Enjoy the future use of the machine.

[@JT-dk9eo]

You just needed to rotate the arm a bit,push down,put a piece of hardwood down and do it again, then rotate and push out,,always keep a few hardwood sleepers handy to put under the tracks when you need to get un stuck..

[@johntheaccountant5594]

This should make other people using an excavator not feel so stupid when it happens to them.

[@brettgofgosky1911]

Use the boom to pick up and fill trench with firewood,

[@stanonline7534]

you should extend the tracks to the outside that what its made for

[@Drew6709]

Get some old 4" fire hose (check local fire department) to use as a sleeve to protect the tow strap.

[@IB-1963]

Hey mate - such is life - the smallest excavator i have is a 1.5Ton Kobelco and she is ancient - but even it has the hydraulic track widening rams - your machine is a a good brand as well and modern - you might find that it also has the track widening function - it makes your foot print and therefore the stability greater

[@maxthemarlin]

Yes I did find that out after owning it for quite a while

[@IB-1963]

@@maxthemarlin Its all a learning curve - starting with a small machine is where you get skills - I have 4 now - the largest is 35Tons - I have a sickness and a Farm to play with them on - doing a mega Dam at the moment for multiple reasons including stocking fish to catch

[@paradiselost9946]

lesson for everyone. when pulling stuff like this out, make an a-frame. get a log. anything... the longer the better. shove it under the rope, tilting a bit towards the stuck item. whatever it is will get picked UP as well as dragged forward. its just levers... pretty basic. a couple of ropes with "truckie hitches", just a simple compound pulley in knots, and this would be up and going in five minutes, no sweat. and then you dont drive side-on next to the hole you just dug...

[@legendstray]

wow good job

[@wayneg8763]

Use the bucket man, geez it's frustrating watching that. Even when it fell in, reach to the high side which was your driveway, dig the bucket in and use the boom ram and dipper arm to pull you up and out

[@qanthon41]

How much does this machine weigh

[@rexhargrove5172]

Lay that spoil on some plywood and it’ll be a bit easier to deal with later. Just a thought.

[@dalepete2854]

Wonder why they didn’t use the bucket

[@gardentractor]

Those machines should have hydraulic outriggers just like backhoes.

[@aaronmanuel4983]

It's called a turntable

[@GRIFFKILL]

That machine may be able to spread its tracks, if so it makes it much more stable to use.

[@maxthemarlin]

Yes it took me a while, but I did learn that

[@GRIFFKILL]

@@maxthemarlin Nor to worry I've turned one or two in my day, the micros are quite unstable particularly on slopes, and always turn off the machine immediately if it goes over you'll save yourself an awful lot of engine damage. Onwards and upwards 👍

[@user-ki7mm4lq3g]

0.52 finds the foot rests, game changer

[@GRUBB-MUDD]

where r u from?

[@maxthemarlin]

Seattle

[@shaneshonda]

Extend the boom all the way out to tranfer weight forward

[@Burnardcheasesaw]

first mistake is think it will not fall over

[@logmeindangit]

What state is all this taking place in? I see tropical plants, so it aIn't Wisconsin or Maine.

[@maxthemarlin]

Seattle WA, this guy just happens to be in the .01% with a palm tree here

[@MOAONAABE]

you fell into your own 2x4

[@user-zm6zt3we5z]

應該加一塊厚木板坐落。 而且機械臂可以獨立搖擺左右 不必要這樣走

[@eddorak8191]

I think they call that the carriage where you put the tow strap

[@leomagarro2395]

the operator does not familiar with the work and safety

[@zeestrees2780]

Nice tdub

[@Triple55555]

Thank you. I’m about to buy a mini ex and I would have done that. Won’t now. 👍

[@billdillon3886]

THIS ONE OF THOSE 'THE OBVIOUS THING TO DO IS' VIDEOS.

[@kimdani1795]

Feel with you made something like that, i was sacked afterwatds.

[@dwaynebeecroft514]

Slope your holes then it will give you an excuse not to track that close ! Lol 😆 🤣

[@maxthemarlin]

For everyone giving me advice, telling me I should have done one thing or another... Maybe I didn't touch on this in the video but the excavator did not have enough power to swing the boom past certain points, nor did it have enough power to pull me out of the ditch

[@budowaslask]

Wyglądało zabawnie 😂

[@salihylmaz6247]

Önündeki kepçeyi yere sabitleyip kepçenin hidrolik yardımıyla çekip çıkabilir rahatça.

[@logmeindangit]

I would like to get one of these for myself and a family member to use. Thanks for the informative videos, esp. the zerks count! About it getting stuck in the ditch, glad you got it out OK. I have seen some innovative lifting of one side (or end) of the dozer itself using the bucket, and wondered if perhaps the "cab" could have been spun around enough to use the bucket as an arm on the low side, to push it back upright. Just a thought. Peace and productivity to you!

[@derekfowler5503]

If it happens again it's time to reconsider your profession lol

[@maxthemarlin]

If this was my business, I wouldn't put out a video like this

[@derekfowler5503]

@@maxthemarlin funny...but he knows he will get more views because people find others failures entertaining...could be a training video lol

[@mdmconstruction]

Smaller the digger the more danger

[@tomasrosecky3267]

Tady je vidět že do bagru nesmí každý 😂😂

[@greg55666]

I am quite sure this thing could get itself out of that hole if used correctly.

[@djames2377]

You dont use tracks to get it out in future you use boom or arm

[@Montanamade]

Damn you gave me so much anxiety. Just crawl out of their 😓😭

[@tedhicks5431]

Is that one of those HT 90 honda motor cycles to your left

[@maxthemarlin]

110 yes

[@tedhicks5431]

@@maxthemarlin i remember we had in the I think early 70s had that hi low gear auto with the foot shifter it's not made for jumping i messed myself up bad trying to jump had alot of fun

[@KMMEDIA1]

Hello, what You did is the biggest mistake that can be done on any excavator. I am attending to the excavator course. Absolutely first thing they teach is to keep distance from the hole which You dig, because the dirt moves down under Machine weight. There is a calculation everyone should use - height of the hole x 1,5 factor for example - and the factor can vary depending on which soil type You are working.

[@cal28kim]

25 years in plant ☝️ this is so common!! You can't hire a chainsaw but unfortunately you can dig under your own home 🤣🤣🤣 Side tracking a trench❓

[@udayaudugama]

Driver needs training on operating an excavator. This machine is such a beautiful equipment that it can come out of any situation provided you use excavator arm and leveler blade correctly. In this case neither was used. Good luck next time around.

[@stevecarr7338]

use the bucket to pull yourself

[@gavinthomas7375]

Get some hobbles and do some digging on the side.

[@Bruceless]

Use your bucket to push you up bud😊

[@youngypaul]

Nice " trench"

[@mora103]

Lol no first mistake was over paying for a name brand mini 😅

[@randycessna4403]

If anyone makes a kit with an airbag recovery ....maybe have it in your truck toolbox.

[@davidlopata7532]

You could have just pulled yourself out by putting the strap on the bucket and useing the machine

[@mihalispantelis4909]

Bloody useless.end up getting the excavator inside their own ditch on the plain area.thats not getting experience.thats getting stupid

[@user-yg5qs9kc4r]

Wow.

[@calebsmith992]

call a boom truck and be out in 5 mins

[@greg167]

Spin machine around use the buck to push off the ground and reverse at same time. No harm no foul pratice makes perfect and no one is perfect

[@69yenko65]

How does that even happen 😅

[@krismaitland7885]

Boom out and drive your tracks straight across the trench.

[@GT-43]

Just call it the swivel joint, people that know excavators will know what your talking about.

[@maxthemarlin]

Finally an answer on that, thanks

[@njkip]

Slew ring and motor...